tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post600732318419235705..comments2015-08-02T05:57:54.113-04:00Comments on The Daly Planet: ESPN And SPEED Pay Tribute To Bill France Jr.Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-65254624584194933662007-06-05T13:49:00.000-04:002007-06-05T13:49:00.000-04:00SPEED's show was awesome and dave depain was right...SPEED's show was awesome and dave depain was right in his element! great writing and delivery. <BR/>ESPN's show was good too, but erik kuselias just plain sucks! I just can't look at him and listen to him because I know he knows nothing about this sport called racing! ESPN PLEASE TAKE THIS GUY OFF NASCAR NOW AND PUT HIM ON SPORTSCENTER SO HE CAN ADD HIS LITTLE FUNNY JABS AT ATHLETES FROM OTHER SPORTS AND LEAVE THE NASCAR WORLD ALONE! we know frauds and you are the biggest maybe behind some of your upper execs at ESPN! note to the execs...stop reading press clippings and thinking you are the best at anything sports! NEWSFLASH...YOUR NOT THE BEST!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-31234920418856714492007-06-05T12:57:00.000-04:002007-06-05T12:57:00.000-04:00Amen Hookaville!Amen Hookaville!Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05331418114008617236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48133345174395736302007-06-05T10:33:00.000-04:002007-06-05T10:33:00.000-04:00Amen on the AB comments and observations, Hookavil...Amen on the AB comments and observations, Hookaville. I couldn't have said it better.Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26921208970342765822007-06-05T05:02:00.000-04:002007-06-05T05:02:00.000-04:00I was at work all evening but was able to catch mo...I was at work all evening but was able to catch most of the NASCAR Now show. After watching the show I was most impressed with Allen Bestwick's comments. Allen has a way about him that reminds me of Bob Costas. Allen is very polished and sometimes a little awkward, but in very little time he grows on you and you end up being unable to deny the fact that he is extremely talented and intelligent. Bestwick has a very eloquent way of expressing his thoughts and experiences at a moments notice. When Kuselias asked Bestwick to describe some of his experiences of Bill France Jr., Allen described what it was like to work for NASCAR as a young reporter in the mid eighties. Allen talked about the flight home from races in a private NASCAR jet, and how he was in awe at some of the conversations he would over hear between France Jr. and NASCAR officials. During this segment Allen told a story that described what it was like to be a fly on the wall, it wasn't based on an experience between him and France, but a more humbling story about what it was like just to be in the same room with greatness. Bestwick showed his excellent conversation skills and his unique ability to paint a picture with words and make you feel like you were there with him. <BR/>Sometimes in the world of journalism there are those who conduct amazing interviews; Johnny Carson interviewing Jimmy Stewart or Larry King interviewing Paul Harvey, I'm not comparing Allen Bestwick to the likes of Johnny Carson or Larry King, but he does have a style that allows the guest being interviewed to express him or herself in a way that makes the viewer think how lucky they are for being able to just see or hear that interview. There is a shortage of good journalists these days, especially TV journalists, if anyone over at ESPN would watch their own show, they’d realize that given the right format, Allen Bestwick has the ability to be one of the greats.Hookavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07693432003158233811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50673304011826224372007-06-05T04:07:00.000-04:002007-06-05T04:07:00.000-04:00I enjoyed Speed's tribute...Despain in his element...I enjoyed Speed's tribute...Despain in his element!Vroom!http://www.blogger.com/profile/03662515147728398699noreply@blogger.com